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That’s a wrap, folks! FlexFactor™ wrapped up a very active and successful Fall 2017 semester with 13 program iterations spread across five Silicon Valley school districts and six high schools, including Westmont, Leigh, Branham, Lincoln, Wilcox, and Independence. Four-hundred twenty-five students actively participated, coming up with 80 FHE-enabled product ideas …
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — NextFlex®, America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, today announced that, together with partners San Jose City College (SJCC) and Jabil, it will host FlexFactor™ Finals: Silicon Valley at 5:30 p.m. this evening in the SJCC Theater. Thirteen teams of high school students from across Silicon Valley were selected …
By Brynt Parmeter, Director of Workforce Development, Education and Training, NextFlex NextFlex had the privilege of showcasing FlexFactor™ to both the U.S. Secretary of Education and the California Community College Chancellor during a tour and working lunch at NextFlex on Thursday, October 12th. During the two-hour program, Secretary DeVos and …
On July 20, the newest civilian aides to the secretary of the Army (CASA) were invested during a ceremony conducted at the Pentagon where G. Brynt Parmeter was selected by the Acting Secretary of the Army, Robert M. Speer, to represent California (Silicon Valley).
By Brynt Parmeter, Director of Workforce Development, Education, and Training We wouldn’t have thought it possible, but overwhelming interest from community colleges and high schools around the San Francisco Bay Area, combined with enthusiastic feedback from high school students themselves is a great problem to have. Due to a lot …
We are pleased to announce the release of the inaugural issue of NextFlex News, our monthly newsletter designed to keep members and the flexible hybrid electronics community informed about funded project work, technology advancements, workforce development activities, and industry events. Project Call 3.0 With 24 active projects already underway from …
One of our member organizations, @UCBerkeley, taught an algorithm to recognize 21 individual hand gestures, including a thumbs-up, a fist, a flat hand, holding up individual fingers and counting numbers! Learn more:
https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/12/21/high-five-or-thumbs-up-new-device-detects-which-hand-gesture-you-want-to-make/
"The need for less weight and relatively simple, inexpensive devices is growing, particularly as the rest of the industry disaggregates from... more complex, expensive and heavier PCBs and wiring schemes." Read more about #flexiblehybridelecronics here.
https://semiengineering.com/the-good-bad-and-unknowns-of-flexible-devices/
NextFlex Workforce Development Director Emily McGrath was featured in the @ecampusnews article "16 predictions for higher-ed edtech in 2021." Read the article here:
https://www.ecampusnews.com/2021/01/01/predictions-for-higher-ed-edtech-in-2021/
We're very excited to have been featured in @3dprintindustry's Review of the Year! Check out the June 2020 review here: https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/3d-printing-industry-review-of-the-year-june-2020-181072/
